Baghdad – INA
The Iraqi-Saudi Coordination Council opened the work of its fourth session, headed by the Chairman of the Council and Minister of Finance Ali Abdul Amir Allawi, in the presence of the National Coordinator of the Council, the Secretary-General of the Council of Ministers Hamid Naim Al-Ghazi, while the Saudi side, the Chairman of the Council, the Minister of Trade Dr. Majid bin Abdullah Al-Qasabi.
A statement by the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA) stated that "the Minister of Finance praised the efforts made by the governments of Iraq and Saudi Arabia, to activate the memoranda of understanding signed between the two sides," stressing "the Iraqi government's interest in what will result from agreements and understandings, and the need to activate and apply them".
The statement added, "The head of the Saudi delegation conveyed the greetings of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, to the government and people of Iraq, and the directions of the Saudi Crown Prince, to work with all seriousness, in order to advance the commercial and economic reality of the two countries, because of the history, neighborhood and common interests that connect them."